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THEMES by PROMPT

We publish writing using a series of prompts as an entry point for exploring emotions, personal histories, shared truths, joy, grief, shame, and those themes that matter most to us in our hearts.

Explore the themes by prompt in the side bar.

She Learned It From The Moon

By Gerry Grubbs — I am humming an old song she used to sing, saying she learned it from her father who learned it from his mother who it is

Joy

Feb 10, 2024

Moments in a Dream

By Birdman313 — Miracles fall like raindrops from the heavens on this dry thirsty land. You awaken in the morning after finally getting a

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Dec 5, 2023

After

By Craig R Kirchner — The need to do, leaves the solar plexus, dissipates down the arms and legs, out through the fingers and toes. It's an

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Oct 23, 2023

Untouchable Joy!

By Lorna Larson — Maybe I wanted to experience the plea of that twelve year old, sitting on the toilet, asking God, "Why? Why is this

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Sep 25, 2023

Sonnet about Apollonian beauty of the world

By Paweł Markiewicz — We muse about astonishing moon. We dream of the surprising vessel. We philosophize about fair throne. We describe

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Jul 6, 2023

Chicken coquettes

By Doug Holder — They are such flirts shaking their ample rumps and breasts, a ruffle of come hither feathers pecking out a mating song

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Mar 28, 2023

My First Meadow: White Mountains, Arizona

By Evelyn J. Caballero — I run among wildflowers in a meadow so vast, arms waving, laughing loud, trying to catch the wind whispering by me

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Mar 8, 2023

Sullen Joys

By Glenn Marchand — By twinges in twilight, suffused, bewildered, and aloof from pegs; rocket wings, severed from emotion, unable to grasp

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Jan 23, 2023

The Only Time the World is Perfect

By Nolcha Fox — In miniature the world is perfect, once a year at Christmas time. The train runs round the Christmas tree, never going off

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Jan 12, 2023